Lets stop beating this ridiculous horse once and for all. First off, everyone realizes that one member of PFF's staff has an ecology major and was born in the UK. Nobody is disputing this, the reason that nobody seems to care is that it is of little or no relevance to the discussion at hand, the quality/accuracy of PFF ratings. You can repeat the same sentiment an infinite amount of times, but that doesn't make it any more correct or relevant, it just makes you look like an idiot hopelessly stuck on some petty bullshit.
I'm not sure you know this, but many of the most successful people have no college education or education unrelated to their profession, a good example would be some moron called Bill Gates, he's a college dropout so he certainly isn't qualified to have an opinion on computer programming or software design, right? Another interesting tidbit, most professional football players have a degree entirely unrelated to playing football, does this discredit these individuals as well?
Where you were born or what you studied in college does not pre-determine what you are capable of doing in life.
Secondly, to the professional comment I made earlier. The very basic definition of a professional is someone who provides a service that others pay for. While I have no doubt PFF started as an amateur ranking website, they are now a widely respected service that many people, including various teams in the NFL pay for their services. This makes them professionals. Having a degree does not make you a professional, having a JOB does.
Here's another basic example. Do you know the difference between an amateur and professional photographer? One gets paid.
Originally Posted by: earthquake